LeVelle Moton will make his home debut as head coach at N.C. Central tonight, as the Eagles look to get him his first victory in the nightcap of a basketball doubleheader at McLendon-McDougald Gym. The Eagles will take on Division III N.C. Wesleyan at 7:30 p.m., following a 5:30 p.m. women’s contest between NCCU and […]
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Tar Heels look to keep record perfect against Chanticleers
UNC looks to improve to 2-0 in women’s basketball tonight at 7 when Coastal Carolina visits the Smith Center. Sylvia Hatchell’s Tar Heels, currently ranked No. 4 in the AP poll, are 12-0 all-time against the Chanticleers. Coastal has won its first two games this season. The Tar Heels won last season’s meeting 95-44 behind […]
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White, Kastanek combine for 45 as Wolfpack blows past Owls
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH First-year N.C. State women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is looking to get her team back on the right track tonight. The former Western Carolina coach, who led Tennessee to three NCAA titles as a point guard, didn’t like her team’s effort in Saturday’s 72-65 loss to Vermont in the championship game of the […]
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NCCU will take on Savannah State again in finale, looks to finish 4-7
PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAM N.C. Central finds itself in exactly the same position it was in a year ago. The Eagles have a 3-7 record going into Saturday’s football season finale at home against Savannah State (2-8). In 2008 NCCU was looking to win its third game out of its last four on the season, while this […]
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Devils face uphill climb in must-win game at Miami
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Duke’s margin for error on the football field is down to zero. So for the Blue Devils (5-5, 3-3 ACC) to get into a bowl game this season they’re going to have to win their last two games. One of them would be a pretty big upset, and that one is this […]
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Wolfpack looks to rebound tonight against Florida Atlantic
N.C. State looks to rebound from its first women’s basketball loss of the season tonight, when Florida Atlantic visits Reynolds Coliseum for a 7 p.m. contest. The Wolfpack has won both games of the series, but the last meeting was 15 years ago. State fell to visiting Vermont 52-47 in the championship game of the […]
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Eagles’ second game in Maryland barely easier than the opener
The second half of N.C. Central’s women’s basketball road trip to Maryland didn’t go much better than the first. Georgien Williams had a game-high 21points, leading Morgan State to a 75-38 romp over the Eagles at Hill Field House. Corin Adams added 14 points and Erin Hawkins 12 for the Bears (1-1), who led 34-19 […]
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Duke loses Lederman, Renfree for rest of football season
Duke will have two fewer key players available over the next two weeks, as the Blue Devils try to finish their best season in 15 years on a high note. Out for the season are left guard Mitchell Lederman and highly-touted backup quarterback Sean Renfree. Lederman (pictured), a redshirt junior, had suffered a broken toe […]
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Eagles have a much better chance to win in Game 2 at Morgan State
N.C. Central plays the more manageable half of its women’s basketball road trip to the state of Maryland today at 5:30, when the Eagles visit former and future MEAC foe Morgan State. The teams split a pair of meetings last season, with each team winning by double digits on the road. The Eagles and Bears […]
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Tough schedule bites Duke women early; Aggies beat Blue Devils again
Joanne P. McCallie said she wanted her Duke women’s basketball team to have a tough schedule, and that has already given the No. 6 Blue Devils a mark in the right-side column. Led by 24 points from Danielle Adams, Texas A&M – which is ranked No. 16 in the coaches’ poll – took control in […]